Russian students don't mind the president’s firm hand

Researchers have created an image of the ideal president for Russia’s 20-somethings.

The posotive image of Vladimir Putin is upheld by young people who were born in the early 1990s, after the disintegration of the Soviet Union. Source: AFP / East-News

Young people in Russia do not approve of diplomatic proclivities in a president – they would rather welcome an authoritarian with an unyielding political will. Such was the conclusion drawn by researchers in a study entitled "An Ideal President in the Eyes of Russian and French Students."